Photo by Alyse Horn The Northside and Allegheny General Hospital representatives after the re-signing of the agreement. By Alyse Horn On Thursday, January 30, the Northside community and Allegheny General Hospital celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Allegheny General Hospital Northside Partnershi...

Photo courtesy of Open Your Hear to a Senior website The above image shows senior citizens in our area who request assistance.   By Kristin Douty The location chart of seniors in need of assistance is growing, especially in central Pittsburgh areas like the Northside. United Way launched the program...

By Alyse Horn Beginning on Thursday, January 16, The Jazz Conspiracy Big Band will perform twice a month at the Allegheny Elks Lodge, 400 Cedar Ave. Dan Lindey, the founder, co-leader and baritone saxophone player of the Big Band said the bands performances will be considered a “public rehearsal," w...

Courtesy of McDonald-Linn Funeral Home Mary Ann Graf — teacher, wife, mother, grandmother, volunteer and founder of the historic Priory Hotel — passed away peacefully from complications of lung disease on January 8, 2014. Beloved wife of Edward L. Graf, loving Mother of John E. (Suzanne) Graf of Ben...

Photo by Alyse Horn The Pittsburgh Banjo Club practicing for patrons on December 11, 2013 at the Elks Lodge. By Alyse Horn After 25 years of keeping “America’s native instrument” alive, the Pittsburgh Banjo Club shows no sign of slowing down. On Wednesday, December 18, the banjo club played for a pa...

by Mark Powell The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh kicked off its 14 th annual Mr. Rogers Sweater Drive this month, and will collect sweaters to the needy in the Pittsburgh area and beyond. The museum teamed up with Operation Safety Net, Familylinks, the Presbyterian Media Mission and the Salvation ...

The New Allegheny Market House opened today on East Ohio Street and will well homemade, unique Christmas gifts until December 28. Tomorrow, organizers will host a grand opening with refreshments and live music from 6-8 p.m. The Market House will be open from Thursdays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6...

Above: The Beckert Building is owned by the Historic Deutschtown Merchants Association and was fixed up last fall. (Photo courtesy Randy Strothman) by Kelsey Shea Makers and artists throughout the Northside will come together for a pop-up market on East Ohio Street, where they can sell their handmad...

by Kelsey Shea This week Allegheny Commons Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places, which preservationists hope will give them a stronger voice in the reconstruction of the West Park pedestrian bridge. The honor of being added to the National Register came on the heels of an annou...

Several thousand runners will pass through the Northside Sunday morning for the EQT Pittsburgh Ten Miler race. Western Avenue, Cedar Avenue, East Ohio Street  North Commons Street, and East Commons Street will all be closed from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday Nov. 3. Streets will reopen on a rolling ...